Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2020, Continental generated sales of €37.7 billion and currently employs more than 192,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary. The ContiTech business area focuses on smart and sustainable solutions beyond rubber and develops digital and intelligent solutions in future-oriented sectors. In doing so, ContiTech draws on its long-standing knowledge of the industry and materials to open up new business opportunities by combining various materials with electronic components and individual services. The products, systems and solutions developed by ContiTech are used both in the automotive industry as well as in railway engineering, machine and plant construction, mining, agriculture and other important sectors of the future.

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for leading the Supply Chain team at the plant and ensuring that all needed materials are available for production. The SCM is also responsibility to ensure finished goods are delivered in a timely manner once they have been produced.

• Plan and control all scheduling activities supporting assigned brands.
• Balance production and inventory levels with demand to support target consistent with 99% customer service levels, inventory turn goals and capacity utilization/staffing requirements.
• Develop Sales & Operating Plan summaries for assigned product families and selected product codes including demand, inventory and production data.
• Develop master production schedules for finished goods and component items based on capacity requirements.
• Calculate resulting requirements for raw materials, purchased parts and packaging supplies based on MRP methodology
• Provides daily-bucketed schedules by SKU to manufacturing and installs production compliance metrics to measure performance.
• Coordinate supply of finished goods, to intercompany and distribution centers. Schedule requirements using SAP Production Planning Module.
• Correspond with manufacturing plants, and international affiliates concerning requirements.
• Achieve target customer service levels and inventory turn levels based on forecast error and bias trends, manufacturing capacity/flexibility and customer service and inventory turn goals.
• Review monthly sales forecasts provided by the Plant Manager.
• Monitor monthly feed of sales forecasts to DRP module of SAP.
• Use SAP Capacity Planning tools to determine if production will be constrained in future periods; load level production plan and identify potential corrective actions such as: working overtime, adding equipment, outsourcing or expediting.
• Provide Purchasing with requisitions and vendor schedules, through SAP.
• Issues monthly update of quarter-end inventory investment and turn projections for finished goods.
• Provide unit and dollar value figures along with analysis of significant changes.
• Issues actual versus scheduled production metrics weekly and ensure that 95% compliance to schedule is achievable.
• Participate in meetings and keep up to date on issues related to Sales Forecast, Manufacturing, Planning, New Product introductions, Line Fill Rates, Metrics, and other related Supply Chain issues.
• Resolve issues by presenting various alternatives for decision at monthly SIOP meetings.
• Identify materials with no further use, recommend disposition.
• Develop valid, feasible production schedules for finished goods and component items based on equipment, labor and raw material availability.
• Present summary of key information during GEMBA walks.

• Publish and perform root cause analyses on key metrics including Customer Service Level, Actual vs. Scheduled Productions and Master Schedule Stability
• Participates with SAP design teams and leads site installation effort for new system; eliminate the use of off-line spreadsheets and processes for scheduling.
• Lead efforts to install standard processes for the Master Production Scheduling function, in  accordance with MRPII methodology

• BA/BS degree – Business, Materials Management or Technical field
• 3-5 years’ experience in Manufacturing and/or Materials management, including at least two years in materials management.
• Strong SAP & MRP skills.
• Demonstrated skills in minimizing inventory, raw materials, & WIP
• Experienced user of computer systems.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must have demonstrated leadership abilities and ability to manage others.
• Able to handle conflicts and bring them to an amicable resolution
• Detail oriented
• Ability to follow up and find solutions for material and logistical  issues
• Able to be a change agent in an organization
• Able to develop strong relationships with customers and suppliers

EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to [email protected] or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.

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EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to [email protected] or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.

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